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FoundStep

Stop Starting Projects. Start Shipping Them.·foundstep.com

FoundStep is a project management tool built specifically for solo developers, indie hackers, and solopreneurs who tend to start projects but never finish them. It replaces flexible task tracking with a strict five-stage lifecycle — capture, validate, lock scope, build, and ship — including AI-driven idea validation, scope locking with a permanent change history, an AI MVP planner, and a public gallery for shipped work. It is a single-user tool with no team collaboration features.

What it's for

Validate a project idea across multiple AI-researched dimensions before buildingLock project scope to prevent silent scope creepTrack every scope change permanently for accountabilityGenerate a structured MVP plan with AIGet AI-recommended next actions for a workspaceShowcase shipped projects publiclyGenerate a shareable Ship Card for a finished projectTrack project versions after shipping an MVP

Features 15

6-stage AI idea validation
AI MVP Planner
AI Next Action recommendations
Build in Public
Data Export
End-to-End Encryption
Harbor project gallery
Kanban Board
Public Wall community showcase
Read-only workspace lock when exceeding plan limits
Scope Locking
Shame History (permanent scope-change log)
Ship Cards (shareable project images)
Soft and hard deadlines
Version timeline / iteration tracking (v1.1, v2.0, etc.)

At a glance

free tierfree trial

TypeWeb app

DeploymentCloud

PlatformsWeb

LanguagesEnglish

Forsolo developers, indie hackers, solopreneurs, solo founders, side project builders

CompanyFoundStep · 2025

Integrations

Stripe

Pricing

The site's structured data marks the Starter plan as free ($0) with up to 10 workspaces, while separate homepage text describes a Starter plan priced at $12.99/mo ($10.99/mo billed yearly) and a Builder plan at $29.99/mo. Only the Builder price was used for paid-plan figures since it did not conflict with the structured data.

StarterFree

Structured data on the site lists Starter as a free plan; page prose elsewhere mentions a $12.99/mo ($10.99/mo billed yearly) price for a plan called Starter, which conflicts with this.

Up to 10 active workspaces

Builder$29.99/mo

Price for Builder was stated in page prose ($29.99/mo); an exact annual price was not shown, only that yearly billing 'may include a discount'.

Unlimited active workspaces